石灰

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Chinese

rock; stone; 10 pecks grey; ash
trad. (石灰) 石 灰
simp. #(石灰) 石 灰
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Noun

石灰

  1. (mineralogy) lime

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
石 灰
せき > せっ
Grade: 1 		かい
Grade: 6
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 石灰 (dzyek xwoj, literally “stone + ash”).

Pronunciation

Noun

石(せっ)灰(かい) • (sekkai) 

  1. (chemistry) lime
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
石 灰
いし
Grade: 1 		はい > ばい
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Compound of 石 (ishi, “stone”) +‎ 灰 (hai, “ash”). The hai changes to bai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

石(いし)灰(ばい) • (ishibai) 

  1. (chemistry) lime
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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
石灰

Noun

石灰 • (seokhoe) (hangeul 석회)

  1. Hanja form? of 석회 (“lime”).
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